COBB, Calif. – Lake County Republican Women Federated will host District 4 Assembly candidate Charlie Schaupp on Wednesday, March 9.

The meeting will take place at Black Rock Golf Course, 16451 Golf Road, Cobb.

Members will gather for the meeting at 11:30 a.m., with lunch at noon at Schaupp to speak at 12:30 p.m.

The cost of lunch is $20 and includes a choice of a variety of entrées, coffee or ice/hot tea. All other beverages are no host.

Reservations are required, with the deadline the Monday before the meeting.

For lunch reservations and menu choice, or for club information call 707-994-3543 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

LOWER LAKE, Calif. – On Saturday, March 12, there will be a craft sale and fire benefit at Brick Hall, 16473 Main St.

Donated arts and craft supplies and other products will be gifted to fire survivors from 11 a.m. to noon.

From noon to 4 p.m., sales to the general public will include supplies and crafts from local vendors. 

Bake sale and chair massage will be provided by Time Bank members.

The craft supplies are suitable for use by children, hobbyists and pros, and include tools, display equipment and supplies for drawing and painting, stamping and card-crafting, textile arts, basketry, jewelry and more.

Locally made products for sale include pottery, soaps, lotions, candles, clothing and accessories, jewelry and body adornment, home decor.

Proceeds from this benefit will be directed to Hope City, a branch of Hope Crisis Response Network, which is rebuilding homes in Lake County.

The craft sale and fire benefit is sponsored by The Time Bank of Thrive Lake County, a network of people helping each other. For more information visit www.timebanklakeco.com . 

Spotlight On Productions is producing this event as well as Blues Benefit No. 2, an outdoor concert on May 21 at Ely Stage Stop in Kelseyville. For details about both benefits for Hope City visit Spotlight On Productions on Facebook.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Due to the forecast of a very strong storm impacting Lake County this weekend, the Lake County Horse Council is canceling its “Stay Safe” event scheduled for Saturday, March 5.

The forecast on Saturday and into Saturday night calls for heavy rain, damaging winds, and the potential for hazardous road conditions, minor flooding and power outages.

The horse council appreciates the community's interest and will reschedule as soon as possible.

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Clearlake Trowel and Trellis Garden Club is proud to announcement that they have contributed 69 acres to the Penny Pines reforestation program.

Under a conservation agreement, an individual or organization can contribute $68 toward the cost of planting seedlings on about one acre of National Forest land in California and receive a Penny Pines certificate.

Using the donation, together with federal funds, the Forest Service will do the planting on the National Forest of your choice.  

The Penny Pines plantings are made as part of the regular National Forest reforestation program on burned-over and brush-covered areas which are potentially productive timberland. 

Using these donations, combined with regular forest planting funds, millions of pine, fir, redwood and giant sequoia seedlings have been planted on acres of National Forest land in California.

The Clearlake Trowel and Trellis Garden Club is a member of the Mendo Lake District of the California Garden Club Inc. Pacific Region and National Garden Clubs Inc.

The club welcomes new members and information can be found by visiting www.clttgc.org or call Ginny Cline at 707-262-0675.

LAKEPORT, Calif. – Each year Lake County’s civil grand jury publishes a report on the grand jury’s investigations and recommendations.

Copies of the report are provided to the Lake County Library, public officials, the media, interested parties and entities mentioned in the report.

The Lake County Library has four branches located around the county and each has nearly 40 years of grand jury final reports.

“We have grand jury reports going back to the 1976-77 year in our reference collection that are freely accessible for people to examine in the library,” said Lake County Librarian Christopher Veach. “Anyone can use our online catalog available at our Web site, http://library.lakecountyca.gov to search for materials in our library collection and see if the report they want to examine is checked in at their local branch.”

Grand jury reports are on the catalog at http://find.sonomalibrary.org/client/en_US/lakeco/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:975420/one?qu=Lake+County+Grand+Jury+final+report .

Lake County Library branches are located in Lakeport at 1425 N. High St.; in Clearlake at 14785 Burns Valley Road; in Middletown at 21256 Washington St.; and in Upper Lake at 310 Second St.

For more information about the library call 707-263-8817.

The Lake County Library is on the Internet at http://library.lakecountyca.gov and Facebook at www.Facebook.com/LakeCountyLibrary .

NORTH COAST, Calif. – Caltrans reports that the following road projects will be taking place around the North Coast during the coming week.

Included are Mendocino County projects that may impact Lake County commuters.

LAKE COUNTY

Highway 20

– Pavement repairs from Rosemont Drive to the junction of Routes 20/53 will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.
 
– Rocky Fire repairs from Gravel Plant Road to the Lake/Colusa County line will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 29

– Valley Fire cleanup from the Lake/Napa County line to Hidden Valley will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

Highway 175
 
– Fire recovery work from the junction of Routes 29/175 in Middletown to Loch Lomond will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 7 days per week. Motorists should anticipate 30-minute delays.

MENDOCINO COUNTY

Highway 1

– Bridge painting at the Navarro River Bridge will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

– Highway repairs just north of Ocean Meadows Circle will continue. One-way traffic control with a temporary signal will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 20

– Caltrans will perform pavement grinding from just west of Road A to the East Fork Russian River Bridge through Friday, March 4. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

Highway 101
 
– Caltrans will perform slide repairs near the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge (near Frog Woman Rock). Northbound traffic will be restricted to one lane 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists may experience minor traffic slowdowns.

– Pavement repairs from County Road 307 to Rattlesnake Creek will continue. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate 15-minute delays.

Highway 222

– PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for tree trimming from Route 101 to West Road through Friday, March 4. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
 
Highway 253

– PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for tree trimming from just west of Singley Cattlepass to Stipp Lane through Friday, March 4. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
 
Highway 271

– PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for tree trimming from Grizzley Creek to the Caltrans yard in Leggett through Friday, March 4. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
 
– PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for tree trimming from Bear Penn Road to the Reynolds Overcrossing through Friday, March 4. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.
 
– Storm damage repairs near Piercy will continue. A full road closure will be in effect 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Motorists should seek an alternate route.
 
– PG&E has been granted a Caltrans Encroachment Permit for tree trimming near Piercy through Friday, March 4. One-way traffic control will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Motorists should anticipate five-minute delays.

The Caltrans Traffic Operations Office has reviewed each project and determined that individual project delays are expected to be less than the statewide policy maximum of 30 minutes, unless noted otherwise above.

For information pertaining to emergency roadwork or for updates to scheduled roadwork, please contact the California Highway Information Network (CHIN) at 1-800-GAS-ROAD (1-800-427-7623).